Well, once people acquire citizenship here, like your grandparents did, they can speak up. Look... America is unclaimed territory taken over by force from native Americans. That unfortunate fact cannot be reversed. After that it is an open country for anyone to come and enjoy and influence. The Indians here are doing so legally, not by the force of arms like was done against the Natives. So after the fact, THE US is a global common resource, as the original owners have been displaced.If you want to come to America, don't try to make the rest of us change to accommodate you. You are a guest here- act accordingly.
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But the institutions and leaders and thinkers who made America, America (in its "greatness") were European settlers. If immigrants prefer to set their own laws they should just stay in their own country where they are used to the local laws, language and cultural practices. Once they are part of America, if they want to be a member of and contribute to the "greatness" then it doesn't make sense to try to transform America into the 2nd India/Mexico/whatever.
"Greatness" is in quotes because it is debatable if America is still greatWasn't the country formed on the principles of equality and opportunity. Don't you claim to be a melting pot? Who defines greatness?
Where does it say that majority get to dictate culture?
I always LMAO when Indians are like ".. the struggle of Black AND BROWN peoples"
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Look caste discrimination is constitutionally forbidden in India. So its practice there is as much institutionally valid as racism in the US (in both countries power relations bend codified institutions, i.e. law). Other than that most of what you describe stem from and were built upon in various places and times from the Magna Carta, The Nyaya Shastra of India, etc (there must be similar philosophies in China, etc. also)...so this is not unique. Everyone, so inclined can adhere or build upon these. The European hegemony was by force of arms and fortunate historical turns (for them). The universal institutions you mention should be protected and vitalized (which I don't really see the modal EJMTite being capable of doing, btw)
^ Institutions are not static, they can and should be changed according to the times.
By institutions I mean the rule of law in colleges (remember how Harvard specially issued a warning on no caste practices to South Asians?), the dividing of power in the supreme court and political institutions to keep one another in check, media as the 4th estate (why right wing and left wing media outlets are allowed to co-exist), free speech, tech patent laws...
These are timeless values and institutions. Please explain how they would change according to the times?